Feeling a little frustrated with my employer. It's a big employer with branches of health systems off of it. I got a job with the big employer at first, which asks for AD/DIP RN's to get their BSN within 6 yrs of employment or you can be "let go". I worked for them for 3 years before going to one of their " branch clinics" where their verbage was if you had your RN before 9/2013 you wouldn't have to have the BSN.
I love my job but I'm 52 yo and I spoke with their HR lead and they just told me that because I transferred to a branch I am still held to the original 6 year plan. I asked, well if I quit and get rehired at a branch would I be grandfathered in that way then? HR said, no...everyone has to have their BSN by 2018 now. Yet their job postings do not say this. I have credits toward my BSN but I work in a clinic where my BSN will not help me financially but will cost plenty to get. I have 2 years from this summer to attain this but I'm really struggling with doing this at my age. There's such a nursing shortage even where I'm at and I can't believe they can do this. But HR said if I didn't have my BSN by 8/31/2018 my nursing employment would end.
Is anyone else dealing with this? I'm just very frustrated at this point and am perplexed on my nursing future now.
Thanks for All of the real talk. I'm just tired as everyone is of constantly paying on student loans for schooling when the wages don't seem to keep up with the times in small towns, even if it's a big health system. The .25 per hour increase for the BSN isn't the best incentive for going back. But I've already checked into some schools. I'm thinking I'll start back in Aug.
At least you get some kind of increase. I got diddly squat for completing my BSN. I didn't even have to. I was technically grandfathered in to the whole not needing my BSN group but since I'm only in my 20s and I'll probably eventually work at another hospital, I went ahead and went back for it after I had been out of school for a year.
I'm glad you did and I definitely would if I was in my 20's. The way healthcare is going I don't think it will be long before they're wanting nurses to even have their Master's. They just don't have enough providers for the steadily increasing aging population.
I don't think a raise or higher wages is relevant in this situation, the BSN is their entry level education requirement, it's not a step or promotion. They hired you contingent on obtaining the degree.
I graduated 29 hrs ago and BSN was already on the table, it could be argued that being able to work without one, at least for some positions, could be viewed as a pass all of these years.
I don't think paying 100K for one makes much sense although apparently many make that choice. Given where we start our newer nurses paying up to 45K is still a reasonable investment, which covers a BSN in our state. The fact that too many are applying for those financially sensible programs when there aren't enough jobs is also irrelevant.
I wouldn't want to spend more money on my education at my age either if I had no career aspirations but that doesn't necessarily make it unfair.
Hopefully you will eventually experience some gains out of your time and expense.
OlivetheRN, ADN, BSN, RN
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At least you get some kind of increase. I got diddly squat for completing my BSN. I didn't even have to. I was technically grandfathered in to the whole not needing my BSN group but since I'm only in my 20s and I'll probably eventually work at another hospital, I went ahead and went back for it after I had been out of school for a year.